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http://mysewingspot.com/2017/04/27/kids-play-tent-tutorial/#respondThu, 27 Apr 2017 02:36:03 +0000http://mysewingspot.com/?p=44My sister made my kids a play tent this year for Christmas. It is amazing! They use it all the time. It has been a tent to play camping, a hideout, a school, a coffee shop, and even a dinosaur den (I’m not sure if dinosaurs really had dens, but these kids would lead you to believe so!). It has really helped to spark their creativity and entertains them for hours! My only request when my sister mentioned that she was going to be making a play tent was that it would be huge! Like, big enough for half a dozen school aged kids to play in. She definitely delivered! Ours extends up to the ceiling in our basement, and takes up about a third of the floor area! But it is perfect!

When I saw this play tent tutorial, I knew I had to share it, because every kid NEEDS a play tent! They are THAT much fun! This one is super simple to make!

For the structure: Two flat beams in the front. Two in the back. Crossed over each other, with holes (the size of your dowel) drilled through the top cross, and the bottom of each flat beam. Bottom holes should be approximately two inches from the bottom of each. One large dowel, on top, going from the front to the back, placed through snug, drilled holes. And two large dowels on each side of the tent, placed through the bottom drilled holes. To secure the tent from sliding open and flat, there is an extra flat beam added in the back of the tent, with holes on each end to place over the bottom support dowels. To prevent the front of the tent from sliding, there are two small nails at the very top, with a rope tightly wrapped around them, holding the front in place.

For the tent cover: I used a vintage table cloth that I found while pregnant at a consignment store down the street. I had been (impatiently) waiting for the perfect project to use it in my home. I cut it to size, hemming the edges. To hold the cover in place, I opted to sew fabric ties on each corner of the fabric, giving it an even better and softer look. The fabric is placed over the top dowel, and wrapped around each bottom dowel before being tied in place. It even hides the bottom dowels and make creates an extra softness inside the tent, instead of having the wooden dowel exposed!

Oh Dear Drea is an awesome blog with so many great ideas! I hope you have a chance to make this for the kid in your life!

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http://mysewingspot.com/2017/04/26/little-girl-peasant-blouse/#respondWed, 26 Apr 2017 00:35:10 +0000http://mysewingspot.com/?p=40Check out these super cute peasant blouses from Jess at Craftiness Is Not Optional. She made them for both of her girls and they are perfect! These are next on my list to make for my girls. My twins are 5 years old and they love ANYTHING fancy, so the tie at the bottom will make them very excited! I’m thinking of making a few different ones for them, but changing up the tie. Some will have a bow on either hip, some will have the tie centered on the front, and I think I will do one with a big fluffy bow on the back! The sky really is the limit with this shirt! This tutorial from Pretty Prudent is my favorite for a basic peasant top.

I’ve always been a fan of elastic necklines because kids HATE putting tight shirts over their heads! This way, everyone is happy! Plus, I find that elastic necklines grow with the kid, so they get more wear out of their clothes. My kids are a bit pickier about tight sleeves, so I will be sure to make the elastic there a bit looser. Or better yet, I might try using up some jersey knit scraps and sewing them along the end of the sleeve cap.

I have ADORED this twisted panel from Shocking Hocking for EVER! It is so cute and makes a plain project seem oh so fancy and professional. It took me a while to find the perfect project to try it out on, but I finally decided to add it to the side panel of a clutch I was in the middle of making. I can honestly say, it was EASIER than I thought it would be. I spent about 10 minutes cutting out the fabric, another 10 minutes ironing it flat and getting everything lined up, and then about 20 minutes sewing it all together. I have had soon many compliments on it!

This tute shows you how to make oneside of a pouch (or a bag, cushion, etc – whatever – the theory can be applied to any project you want to make, you just have to recalculate the sizes) and my side panel is 7″ x 12″ with a twisted panel, incorporating 5 twists, that finishes around 3.5″ square.

What you will need:

heavy duty interfacing

ruler

pencil

main fabric (mine is Kona Everglade)

scraps of fabric at least 1.5″ wide and 5″ long (these are for the twists)

note – use starch on your fabric – it helps when cutting and piecing

I didn’t use starch because, well, I didn’t have any on hand. And when I start a project, I don’t take a break to run to the store…. I just improvise! It worked out fine without it.

I love the fabric used in this tutorial. They really complement each other.

And the finished project is this! Isn’t this amazing?!? I have been horrid fabric to make new pillow cases for my girls’ beds, and I’m definitely going to be adding this to each of them to spice them up! Plus, what a great way to use us those tiny scraps that we all hang onto!

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